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GB2565373B - Pressed bipolar plate having integrated water flowpath volume - Google Patents

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GB2565373B
GB2565373B GB1712958.6A GB201712958A GB2565373B GB 2565373 B GB2565373 B GB 2565373B GB 201712958 A GB201712958 A GB 201712958A GB 2565373 B GB2565373 B GB 2565373B
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bipolar plate
integrated water
water flowpath
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Duckworth Lee
Cole Jonathan
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Intelligent Energy Ltd
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Priority to PCT/GB2018/052228 priority patent/WO2019030506A1/en
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    • H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
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    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M8/0263—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant having meandering or serpentine paths
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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GB1712958.6A 2017-08-11 2017-08-11 Pressed bipolar plate having integrated water flowpath volume Expired - Fee Related GB2565373B (en)

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GB1712958.6A GB2565373B (en) 2017-08-11 2017-08-11 Pressed bipolar plate having integrated water flowpath volume
CN201810081671.3A CN109390602A (en) 2017-08-11 2018-01-29 The compacting bipolar plates of flow path volume with integration
PCT/GB2018/052228 WO2019030506A1 (en) 2017-08-11 2018-08-03 Pressed bipolar plate having integrated water flowpath volume

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